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JFK

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this picture of?

a)

John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson

b)

Lyndon Johnson and Nikita Khrushchev

c)

John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev

d)

John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro

2.

When & where did JFK get assassinated?

a)

April 14, 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts

b)

November 22, 1963 in Peoria, IL

c)

April 14, 1865 in Washinton, DC

d)

November 22, 1963 in Dallas, TX

3.

What was the Bay of Pigs?

a)

A cove of pigs.

b)

a SUCCESSFUL invasion of Cuba.

c)

A failed invasion attempt by the U.S. to overthrow Castro.

d)

Castro's invasion of the United States.

4.

What is one effect of the CMC?

a)

Missiles were INCREASED in Cuba.

b)

Missiles were removed from Turkey and Cuba-and never returned

c)

We engaged in nuclear war.

d)

Castro led a revolution.

5.

Which President was the youngest?

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Donald Trump

d)

John F. Kennedy

6.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Cuban Revolution.

b)

13 day crisis in which the Soviet Union and the United States faced off and came close to nuclear war.

c)

Missiles not getting to Cuba.

d)

Plot to hide U.S. missiles in Cuba.

7.

What was the EXCOMM?

a)

A level of sound someone is making in the war

b)

A group of officials to help Kennedy make Decisions

c)

The Russian government that makes decision

d)

A strategy to end the crisis

8.

Who was the Communist leader in Cuba while Kennedy was President

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Castro

c)

Johnson

d)

Batista

9.

Richard Nixon lost to who in the 1960 Election?

a)

Reagan

b)

JFK

c)

LBJ

d)

Eisenhower

10.
The program that provides volunteer assistance to the developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is:
a)
Peace Corps
b)
AFP
c)
VISTA
d)
Great Society
11.

What did the US Navy established around Cuba?

a)

A naval blockade

b)

Bases

c)

Missiles

d)

Ship Ports

12.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
a)
Joseph Stalin 
b)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
13.

What is the picture depicting? (depicting=showing)

a)

Kennedy and Khrushchev sitting on nuclear weapons arm wrestling while each hovering their fingers over their nuclear buttons.

b)

Sitting at a picnic table, playing a game of arm wrestling.

c)

Kennedy and Khrushchev talking to each other.

d)

Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson disagreeing over nuclear weapons.

14.

A massive concrete barrier, dividing democratic West Berlin from communist East Berlin. The wall acted as a symbol of the Cold War and Soviet Union restrictions.

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Cold War

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Iron Curtain

15.

Who is the concluded assassin of Kennedy? (assassin=killer)

a)

Lee Harvey Oswald

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

CIA

16.

Camelot is the phrased used to describe the Kennedy era-meaning that it was a perfect place to live in. Who coined this term? (coined=created)

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Jackie Kennedy

d)

Marilyn Monroe

17.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
18.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
19.

When did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place?

a)

Cold War

b)

Korean War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

WWII

20.

This part of Berlin is Communist.

a)

North

b)

West

c)

East

d)

South

21.

Extra Credit Question: Including "The Revenant" how many times has Leo DiCaprio been nominated for an academy award?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

10

d)

1